Server Failure - Wednesday

[KeithD]

Between 4-5am on Wednesday morning, the server had a major failure. Unlike past issues when MySQL stopped working, or a database was corrupted, this time, the main server software became corrupted and useless. I tried all morning to repair it, but in the end the only option was to completely rebuild the server from scratch.

This first meant backing everything up, which took 3 hours. Then resetting the server to default, and installing the OS and control panel. Another couple of hours. Once that was done, I then had to put all the backups back on, and then run them. This again took hours.

I reinstalled the forum first, but had to leave it running over night. So, I was happy to see it up and running this morning.

Now I have to reinstall the other 24 domains on this server

[stevewool]

Thankyou Keith,
What would we all do with out you and the forum.

[stevewool]

As you have said, a server failer,
So as many have said it seems they have lost there comments on threads for a day or so, will they turn up or are they lost forever in time.

[KeithD]

Any missing posts are gone for good, as the backup run every 24hrs. I do have a later dump of the forum, and my hope was to use that so no posts vanished, but as I had to leave the reinstall running overnight, by the time I got up, people had already been posting. If I reinstall it now, the new posts will vanish!

[stevewool]

Thanks Keith for the quick reply, now can anyone remember what everyone has said these last few days.
I shall start doing all mine again

[Harry T]

Between 4-5am on Wednesday morning, the server had a major failure. Unlike past issues when MySQL stopped working, or a database was corrupted, this time, the main server software became corrupted and useless. I tried all morning to repair it, but in the end the only option was to completely rebuild the server from scratch.

This first meant backing everything up, which took 3 hours. Then resetting the server to default, and installing the OS and control panel. Another couple of hours. Once that was done, I then had to put all the backups back on, and then run them. This again took hours.

I reinstalled the forum first, but had to leave it running over night. So, I was happy to see it up and running this morning.

Now I have to reinstall the other 24 domains on this server

Thanks Keith, and well done, but Im sure you still managed to watch a few of the Festival races .

[Trefor]

Sorry to hear about this, what a PITA, your work is appreciated. Now Keith, did you know I work for VMware, it doesn't have to be this hard :-) ....

[fred]

Thanks Keith..Your a diamond geezer!!
Glad my posts were deleted..Ranted all night long!

[SimonH]

Thanks Keith..Your a diamond geezer!!
Glad my posts were deleted..Ranted all night long!

Me too, I got in such a mood that I gave everyone negative reps

Obviously not telling anyone it was me, I only do that when I give out positive ones

[stevewool]

Me too, I got in such a mood that I gave everyone negative reps

Obviously not telling anyone it was me, I only do that when I give out positive ones

IT WAS YOU THEN

[stevewool]

Thanks Keith..Your a diamond geezer!!
Glad my posts were deleted..Ranted all night long!

Well last night I was offering free flights and accomadation and drinks and food to all who on line but somehow I got no replies, but now I know why.
Sorry the offer has gone too

[Trefor]

Well last night I was offering free flights and accomadation and drinks and food to all who on line but somehow I got no replies, but now I know why.
Sorry the offer has gone too

Careful, you know how these things can develop. One of us might have been offering their wife out by the end of the night...

[stevewool]

Careful, you know how these things can develop. One of us might have been offering their wife out by the end of the night...

I wonder who that may have been

[Arthur Little]

Now is the first of me being able to access the forum since late on Tuesday night/[very]early Wednesday morning. Even yet ... ... whenever I press the word Forum, I'm taken to to a Website Default Page called 'Plesk' - which I kept getting throughout ALL of yesterday!

[Michael Parnham]

Now is the first of me being able to access the forum since late on Tuesday night/[very]early Wednesday morning. Even yet ... ... whenever I press the word Forum, I'm taken to to a Website Default Page called 'Plesk' - which I kept getting throughout ALL of yesterday!

Not to worry Arthur, good that you're back

[Arthur Little]

Not to worry Arthur, good that you're back

Yes, Michael ... being a "self~confessed addict", I'm certainly very thankful! Indeed, so much so, I've given Keith some well~deserved rep for all the hours of hard graft he's put in on members' behalf!

[Michael Parnham]

Yes, Michael ... being a "self~confessed addict", I'm certainly very thankful! Indeed, so much so, I've given Keith some well~deserved rep for all the hours of hard graft he's put in on members' behalf!

We never hear a lot from Keith because he's mainly busy behind the scenes keeping the Forum afloat, He is the real star of the Forum and I'm sure the well deserved rep is appreciated so another one from me also